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Shaun Dolac and West Seneca East last won a Section VI title in football in 1981. The Trojans have another shot at the title against rival West Seneca West on Thursday at New Era Field. (John Hickey/Buffalo News)

Section VI Class A football championship preview: West Seneca West vs. West Seneca East

Who: West Seneca West Indians (9-0) vs. West Seneca East Trojans (8-1)

When: 8 p.m. Thursday

Where: New Era Field

Tickets: $10

Television: Spectrum News

Rankings: West Seneca West is ranked No. 1 in the News Large Schools Poll and No. 1 in the New York State Sportswriters Poll. West Seneca East is ranked No. 4 in the News’ poll and 18th in the state poll.

At New Era Field: West Seneca West is 1-0, having beaten South Park in 2017. West Seneca East is 1-3, winning the Class A title in 1981. The Trojans also reached sectional finals in 1982, 2012 and 2015.

How they got here: Defending state champion West Seneca West rallied to defeat Starpoint, 50-49, in a Class A semifinal. Bryan Ball’s second TD run and a two-point conversion run by Robertson with 41.3 second left gave the Indians the lead for good. Speyer, who rushed for a school-record 305 yards and had four touchdowns, sealed the win with an interception seconds later.

West Seneca East hit the road and rallied for a 30-13 win against Grand Island, outscoring the Vikings 21-0 in the second half. Dolac rushed for 185 yards on 26 carries and four touchdowns and also made 15 tackles for the Trojans.

Pre-snap read: Bitter town rivals meet for the second time this season and 50th meeting overall in each’s 50th anniversary seasons. Thank you, football gods.

West won the Week Seven matchup 30-16 as Robertson rushed for 111 yards and three TDs and also passed for a score with Johnson catching eight passes for 76 yards.

Run and stop the run will be key for the Indians, who bring a 24-game winning streak into the game.

For West Seneca East, it’s about containing/stopping Robertson, establishing its power run game with Dolac and maintaining discipline (i.e. don’t take unnecessary penalties).

West leads the all-time series 25-24.

What’s next: The winner advances to the state quarterfinal/Far West Regional game where it will face the Section V champion at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at Clarence High School. Victor faces Irondequoit in the Section V final Friday at 7 p.m. at SUNY Brockport.

Miguel Rodriguez – Miguel Rodriguez covers high school sports at The Buffalo News. Since joining The News in 2003, he has also covered boxing, mixed martial arts, the Buffalo Bills, all levels of ice hockey — including two IIHF World Junior Tournaments — and college sports.